Man's Alienations

Rev. Dr Francis A. Schaeffer wrote:

"From the Christian viewpoint, all the alienations ... that we find in man have come because of man's historic, space-time fall.  First of all, man is separated from God; second, he is separated from himself, thus the psychological problems of life; third, he is separated from other men, thus the sociological problems of life; fourth, he is separated from nature and thus the problems of living in the world, for example, the ecological problems. All these need healing."

These perceptive words of analysis from Schaeffer remind us that a very big Gospel of salvation is needed to deal with the very big problems of man.  And that is exactly what God has provided for us in the Gospel - something which is "the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believers," Rom.1:16.

Let us pray that God will demonstrate that His Word really is what it claims to be - the only message of salvation for the world.

Let us rejoice in this great message of salvation, which truly is good news for the world.